Leazes1986

I fucking love Jose and Coloccini. Especially Jose

SELL HIM

And how does Bullard make sure we say up if he is on the treatment table for all but 5 games? Jimmy Bullard ... yikes! True He's got some cracking jokes to tell this group of lads though

I'd take Beye back rather than play Simpson. He'd still do a good job for us. I think he's just bene unfortunate since he moved to Villa. Beye, Bullard (if Hull go down) and O'Hara would be a good start. I know Bullards getting on now and he doesn't fall into our U25 criteria so we probably won't even be in for him like but he would be a good signing depending on wages. We can't really be picky next season, we need to sign players who are going to make sure we stay up first rather than worry about sell on values.

Sit the bastard down and sort him out. I don't think any of the current coaching staff can handle him properlybut we can't let him go. We need him now and we'll need him next season as well. We've had Shearer punching Gillespie and Bellamy chucking chairs about before in the past. Carroll isn't anywhere near their class of course but we're not in a position to get rid of any of our players just out of morality. The truth is we will not be able to replace him if we sell him because we already need a load of other fucking players all over the pitch.

Remember in 2006 when Edgar's contract was about to expire and we were all concerned about losing him after a few good performances

Although he's clearly not up to playing a key role in a major tournament anymore, I would rather have him as an option coming off the bench than SWP or Walcott when it comes to a right sided midfielder like.

He's only recently had a run of form, for the first and most part of the season he's been shit, as well as in his previous first team performances. IfWhen his form runs out he'll once again be useless. He actually looked good at the start of the season imo but he did lose form and he had a poor patch. He will lose form again, its all about finding consistency and learning. You can't expect him to come into his first full season and be consistent and bang in 25 goals. He's never played more than a handful of games before, never mind be one of our main strikers. I have no problems at all with him being one of our main 4 strikers next season as long as he's not starting and we sign a couple of good Premiership strikers (highly unlikely).

I'll never understand the stick and criticism Carroll gets as a player for his age and with the contribution he's gave up this season. Impressive first full season imo. He's not a world beater but he can improve and he's certainly got time on his side to go on and become a good Premiership striker.

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All of them are/have been top players but Scholes had that extra special ability. He was a seriously top top player at his peak and his vision, passing and shooting ability was unbelievable. His brain was a step ahead of most players. Very clever player and I don't think the other players are as good as Scholes at his very best.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_5999998,00.html FUCK OFF

Aye, one of the key things this summer for me will be what he does with our midfield. If he doesn't sign some new cnetre midfielders then that will give a clear indication that he thinks Nolan and Smith are good enough. He has to be brave and forget names and reputations.

TEAM HARPER SIMPSON VAN BASTEN WILLIAMSON COLOCCINI ROUTLEDGE GUTHRIE NOLAN JONAS LOVEN CARROLL More than happy with that

Nah not for me like. Square pegs in round holes. It would be weakining our defence as well as he is just about the best defender in the league (even though Williamson has been impressive and Hall has been solid). He wouldn't offer anymore than our other central midfielders either when it comes to legs cos he's not fast either. It would just be taking something away from defence and not adding anything significant to our midfield. If Jonas is back and we moved Guthrie into the middle in place of Nolan then we would be a lot more effective.

He was excellent in that run under KK. Decent with a few vital contributions. Far from excellent. Best he played for us though.

Wigan aren't as attractive as they were before. They have always been a shit club but they had some stability and good players under fat head. They've lost a few players now and they're likely to lose one or two more. I doubt they are attractive in the short term or long term really.

Look at the date!

Another thing that the signings of Routledge and possibly Moses do is make it an even bigger possibility that we won't see much of Nicky Butt again. The signing of Routledge means that Guthrie won't play out wide much anymore therefore he will either be in the middle or he will be first choice to step in for Nolan or Smith if they are out. Unless we get more injuries I can't see where Butt is gonna get in anymore with him being 5th choice when Barton is back (we hope anyway). If we signed Moses it would give us more options to use different systems as well.

I think Carroll alongside Lovenkrands withj Routledge and Jonas on the wings and Guthrie in the middle would get the best out of Lovenkrands and I think Carroll would be a lot more productive in front of goal with some pace (allowing more space for him) and more creativity. That is of course if we didn't play the hoof game.

It would actually make more sense to start Kadar considering that this lad will probably only be here for a month and its an ideal chance to give Kadar a little run in the team. Not sure if Van Bommel would have signed though if he wasn't promised to start in the team.

Just realised I'm off on Monday Get in. Not that I'm saying we will sign him but it will be nice to sit back and watch the last minutes deals go through knowing that we've done good business in this window and we are in the race to sign Moses

I don't know but Carroll wins an awful lot in the air and he's not been helped by the fact he's been flicking it on to the likes of Kevin Nolan. He hasn't had Lovenkrands alongside him very often. I don't like the long ball system at all and we shouldn't use it. I'd like to think that Taylor and Routledge can offer us some service down the right tomorrow, and if Taylor can put a couple of balls in the air then I'd have considence in Carroll getting on the end of it. A lot of the time this season we've resorted to the long hoof or hoping Jonas and Enrique can create something. Now we should have that extra bit of serice down the right. Routledge and Taylor is potentially a lot more creative down the right side than Simpson and Guthrie (who I really like but he's not a winger).

Carroll wins a lot of balls in the air and I think he would be a more effective partner for Lovenkrands with flick ons. I like Ranger but I do think Carroll is a bigger goal threat at this stage. People will argue and say Ranger has 2 league goals and Carroll has 4 but I don't think Ranger would have scored many more if he had started all of the time.

-------------------------Harper-------------------- Taylor------Williamson------Colo--------Van Basten Routledge--Guthrie--------Smith--------Jonas ----------------Carroll-------Lovenkrands--------- Thats how I'd go. I know it will never happen and Nolan has scored some vital goals for us this season but he has been very poor recently and to get the best out of him we would need to work the system around him. Would definitely start Jonas, Routledge and Loven though for their pace. The thought of them 3 on the counter attack with their pace, plus the prospect of Jonas and Loven linking up on the left side of the pitch and Guthrie in the middle with his ability to create chances (and the fact he has legs unlike Nolan) excites me a lot more than any other team we could put out tomorrow I actually think theres a slight chance Hughton might go: -----------------------Harper----------------------- Taylor-------Colo-----------Williamson------Van Basten Guthrie--------Nolan-------Smith-------Jonas ----------------------Routledge----------------- ---------------------Carroll------------------